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Gai Jones

Expertise

I can answer the following questions: How can I choose the right college to study Theatre Arts? How can I prepare a monologue for audition? What do I need to study to become a Theatre educator? How can I use Theatre techniques in leadership positions? How can I implement ensemble Theatre experiences for class/cast/staff development?
I prefer not to answer any questions about agent recommendations.

Experience in the area

I have fifty years of work in Theatre education. I am an professional Theatre educator, actress, director, and producer. I have two published Theatre education books. I have taught all levels, including elementary through college/university and senior citizen acting. I have experience in leading national ensemble building experiences using Theatre techniques. www.gaijones.com.

Recent Answers from Gai Jones

Rachel, you need to find a comedic monologue from a play and read the entire play. Do not choose a monologue from a book of monologues or from internet or even movie monologues, unless your professor said

There are several techniques which you might employ. Divide your lines into beats by emotions, topics, objectives. Taking each section, you can say a line, then write the line (not typing or computing-the

You have many good questions here. It shows that you are a serious student of Theatre and want to do well. 1. When you ask about a good drama school, I need to know are you talking about college? If so